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Sterling Connect:Direct

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listing specified remote server folder's files and sub-folders to C:D for windows client

FTP provides a generic feature of listing specified remote server folder's files and sub-folders to FTP client. But C:D can only realize this function by RUN TASK or RUN JOB invoking many shell scripts, which make clients' application complex. BOC...
about 6 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Usability 0 Not under consideration

listing specified remote server folder's files and sub-folders to C:D for UNIX client

FTP provides a generic feature of listing specified remote server folder's files and sub-folders to FTP client. But C:D can only realize this function by RUN TASK or RUN JOB invoking many shell scripts, which make clients' application complex. BOC...
about 6 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Usability 0 Not under consideration

Add an Admin ID for CD UNIX Installations

Currently CD UNIX can be installed under another ID. However, during a particular step of the installation process, the root password is required. Can an administrative ID be added to the CD UNIX installation that has the appropriate access needed...
about 6 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Installation & Upgrade 2 Not under consideration

Reporting available for Secure+ data within Connect Direct 4.1x and 4.2x

I am being tasked with providing numbers on a monthly basis on how many remote nodes I have configured for Secure+ on each of my supported servers. I need to be able to detect in the nodes subdirectory which of the nodes are set up for Secure+ by ...
about 6 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Reporting 2 Not under consideration

add HELP icon to the Sterling Connect:Direct applications that will direct the customer directly to the Support Request tool

support vets many customer complaints about the IBM.com website. If we add some direct links into the products the customer uses, like a SUPPORT TICKET link to the SR tool, this defuses customer hostility to the web site.
about 6 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Administration & Configuration 1 Not under consideration

Connect:Direct support on Oracle cloud object storage solution.

Connect:Direct support to S3 object storage providers including AWS, Minio, Dell EMC ECS, and Red Hat Ceph to execute public and on-premise cloud-based operations. Customers can benefit if we add Oracle
over 3 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Technology Stack Support (OS, DB, Protocols) 1 Not under consideration

please help to support Chinese local operating system

The local operating system in China is mainly based on the secondary development of linux, such as the operating systems of deepin and NeoKylin, which need to support the installation of C:D Linux on these operating systems.
over 3 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Installation & Upgrade 1 Not under consideration

Chinese local security cipher support in C:D Unix/Linux/Windows

According to China government's new requirement to the local banks, need to support Chinese local security ciphers (SM1/2/3/4) in C:D Unix/Linux/Windows SSL/TLS communication.
over 3 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct 1 Not under consideration

ARM based Hardware support

No description provided
over 3 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct 1 Not under consideration

CD for system i does not have possibility IFS directories and libraries restriction as on other platforms

In CD for unix is possible to define restriction for download and source directories in user map configuration on local functional user. I do not see this possiblity on CD for system i, Please could you add this functionality also for transfer fro...
over 3 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Security 1 Not under consideration